A man has been charged with carrying a knife in Liverpool city centre yesterday.
Police were called at around 5.15pm on Thursday, December 16, to reports a man was on Bold Street with a knife.
Officers stopped a man on the street and said that after searching him they found a knife.
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As a result, Ahmed Awadh, of Dingle Grove, Dingle, was arrested and later charged with possession of a bladed article in public.
The 28-year-old was remanded into custody and appeared in Liverpool Magistrates court today.
He was kept in custody and will appear at Liverpool Crown Court in January, 2022.
A Merseyside police spokesperson said: "We charged a man with possession of a knife in Liverpool city centre yesterday (Thursday 16 December).
"At around 5.15pm officers attended Bold Street following reports a man in the street was carrying a knife.
"A man was stop searched nearby and found in possession of a knife.
"Ahmed Awadh, 28 years, of Dingle Grove, Liverpool was arrested and later charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today (Friday 17 December).
"He was further remanded to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on 14 January 2022."
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